Black Hills State University Spearfish, South Dakota Appropriations Committee FY18 Budget Hearing
BHSU ACCOLADES 1
Largest programs: 4,244 students from: Fastest growing programs: • Business • • All 66 South Dakota counties Applied Health Sciences • Quick Facts Education • 75% are in-state residents Exercise Science • Science • • 44 states Psychology • Continued increase in Wyoming Graphic Design & students Communication • • 32 foreign countries Teacher Education/Reading Unique programs • Tourism and Hospitality Management • Strategic Leadership Master’s degree online • Outdoor Education • American Indian Studies • Sustainability Master’s degree online Natural Sciences Business Education Our location, just 15 miles The Business Graduates the most from the nation’s deepest Program at BHSU teachers in the state underground laboratory, recently earned and has a stellar creates unique collaboration, AACSB accreditation, reputation for preparing increases student involvement in research and placing it among the exceptional teachers with high placement related activities, and generates new education top 5% of business programs in the world. rates and award-winning alumni performance. and outreach initiatives BHSU offers an MBA program in Rapid City The graduate education program is nationally ranked 2
BENEFITING STUDENTS WITH NEW AND EXISTING SCHOLARSHIPS TO MEET CRITICAL NEEDS 3
SCHOLARSHIPS SOUTH DAKOTA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP 4
NEW SCHOLARSHIPS Early Jacket Northern Presidential Incentive Hills Jacket Medallion For Dual Scholarship Incentive Credit Rewards 17% increase Dual Credit students for in Northern Hills students earn enrollment in extracurricular scholarship while Fall 2016 achievements still in high school 92% retention Expanded to $11,000 rate for Northern the Southern bachelor’s degree Hills & Medallion Hills due to the is possible with recipients success Dual Credit 5
AN INNOVATIVE DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP CREATES COST SAVINGS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA STUDENTS Thanks to the Dual Credit option and an innovative course-taking plan that bundles scholarships for high- achieving students, it’s possible for students to earn a BHSU bachelor's degree FOR LESS THAN $11,000 * Headcount High School Enrollment at BHSU Discounted rate for 369 Dual Credit begins 306 271 116 67 59 * $15,000 AT BHSU-RC 29 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 6
BHSU FACULTY AND STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CREATES OPPORTUNITIES 7
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Sanford Science and BHSU Underground Classroom Mathematics Education Center Sanford Underground Research Research Presented in Black Hills Research Symposium Facility – Robotics Competition Gaborone, Botswana, Africa 8
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH BHSU shares one of the only Underground Campuses in the world What does the BHSU Underground Campus mean for students? • Opportunities for students in South Dakota universities to share collaborative research • BHSU, in partnership with Sanford Lab, provides multidisciplinary research including physics, biology, geology/environmental physical science, education, and outreach • Hosted a Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP), bringing approximately 100 students majoring in physics and related disciplines from across the region Local high schools and elementary schools have learning opportunities at the BHSU Underground Campus 9
PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT BHSU-RAPID CITY FOR RESIDENTS OF THE STATE’S SECOND -LARGEST CITY 10
QUALITY EDUCATION BHSU-Rapid City (BHSU-RC) • BHSU-RC offers opportunity for Rapid City citizens to earn their Associate, Bachelor, or Master’s degree locally • BHSU-RC collaborates with the community and Ellsworth Air Force Base Colton Jacobs , a BHSU-RC business administration student from Rapid City, earned the BHSU- RC Director’s Award for Academic Achievement. A former GEAR UP student, Colton is preparing for a business career 11
FROM ADMISSION TO GRADUATION STUDENT SUCCESS IS A PRIORITY 12
STUDENT SUCCESS GEAR UP PROGRAM Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) • BHSU successfully redeveloped the statewide GEAR UP program • Last summer 69 high school students participated (53 completed the program) • Last summer 66 middle school students enrolled (39 students completed all five days) • So far in this academic school year, 4,955 students (1,370 in middle school and 3,585 in high school) were served in grades 6-12 from our partner schools • BHSU is currently recruiting students for 2017 13
STUDENT SUCCESS American Indians • Nearly 7.5 percent of BHSU students are American Indian, the largest percentage of the South Dakota state universities • The Center for American Indian Studies (Legislatively designated) provides educational, social, and cultural enrichment for American Indian students • The University offers academic degree programs in American Indian Studies: a bachelor’s degree, a minor, and has just submitted a proposal for a master’s degree 14
STUDENT SUCCESS - TRENDING UP 7.5% increase in new freshmen for last two years Fall to Spring persistence increased from 83% to 88% 9% increase in Wyoming students over last three years 15% increase in Dual Credit students from last year BHSU Foundation assets have grown by 34% in last three years BHSU Foundation endowed scholarships have grown by 19% in last three years 22% increase in degrees awarded since 2007 26% increase in online growth since 2014 15
STUDENT SUCCESS RECORD NUMBER OF GRADUATES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS 700 680 675 Projected 653 650 626 619 600 581 553 528 548 550 507 500 462 450 400 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 16
STUDENT SUCCESS HELPING STUDENTS GRADUATE BHSU is proceeding with changes in retention Initiatives supported: strategies to: Academic advising for new students At-risk students flagged by early alerts/Starfish • Support new students and students who are high-risk Career planning academically in their successful transition to Black Hills Conditional/Probation/Suspension students State University First-generation students • Transfer students Provide resources to build a solid foundation for academic Tutoring success with the ultimate goal of graduation Dual Credit • Place emphasis on the first-year population, particularly Parent outreach freshmen orientation and seminars, as well as deciding Supplemental instruction students (students who have not yet selected an academic program of study) 17
IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUSTAINABILITY TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE 18
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability is a campus-wide effort; successful in creating efficiencies and savings Solar energy • Proposal to install solar panels on four campus buildings • Reduce energy costs Tree planting and tree identification programs • Pursuing Tree Campus USA status • Planted 599 trees in the past two years, doubling the number of trees lost in Storm Atlas Trash recycling • Recycled over 50 tons of material last year, diverting the equivalent of 33 compact cars from the landfill Wind Turbine • Generate 2200 kwh/year from the wind turbine, about 20% of what the average household uses in a year or enough energy to power four standard-size refrigerators LED lighting • Changing to LED lighting saves enough energy to power 39 households 19
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUSTAINABILITY Crow Peak Fire • Provided support for emergency situation • Served as firefighting command center • Housed and fed more than 600 people SD CEO • Business outreach program trained 1,427; counseled 38 • 11 new business starts; 57 jobs created Student Employment/Internships RSVP STEM Outreach - Robotics Competition Sanford Lab Outreach to K-12 Schools/CAMSE South Dakota Stock Market Game • More than 550 students and 25 school districts participate yearly in the South Dakota Stock Market Game hosted by BHSU. Global Outreach - Service Learning • Philippines – 8 students participated • Botswana – 17 students participated Community Service – Between 5,000-8,000 hours per year BHSU is economic engine for the state Start Up Weekend – Business proposals for potential entrepreneurs Scrubs Camp – Approximately 40 high school students participate 20
Cost Savings INCREASING EFFICIENCIES State M&R funding increases the quality of facilities Recent/immediate future projects • Utility tunnel repair • Roof replacement on EY Berry Library and Young Center • Jonas elevator upgrade • Meier Hall roof repair • Steam trap repair M&R is a good investment in the state’s physical assets Buildings stay well-maintained; maintenance issues are addressed immediately rather than deferred • Extends the life of the building, which lowers future costs • Delaying repairs costs more and leads to more problems FTE Utilization FY15 FY16 418.5 418.5 Budget 404.3 392.8 Utilized 14.2 25.7 Unutilized 21
EFFICIENCIES AND EFFECTIVENESS PEER INSTITUTIONS FY14 EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT $25,000 $19,735 $20,000 $17,912 $15,767 $15,532 $15,336 $15,292 $14,436 $14,352 $14,221 $15,000 $13,572 $12,563 $10,000 $5,000 $0 22
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